Southeast San Diego Rotary Club Celebrates Black History Month

By Yvette Porter Moore Contributing Writer

In celebration of Black History Month, the South East San Diego Rotary Club invited Carolyn Smith, the daughter of Rev. George Walker Smith to share the history of the Catfish Club. Ms. Smith moderated a panel of long-time members of the Catfish Club that began in 1970.

The panel included Neal Arthur, Gil Johnson, Denis Morgan and Dr. Robert Brown.

The “Colored Folks” Club had its humble beginnings when three people informally met for lunch to discuss social, political, economic, and educational issues. When the group began to expand, and became inclusive of the greater San Diego Community, the name changed to the Catfish Club.

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